Are you new to the Bible? Would you like to understand it better? If so, tune into these programs which serve to help the new believer in the Messiah.
Latest Podcasts in Biblical Basics
DR HOLLISA ALEWINE – DEVARIM (The 2 x 4 Generation)
Question: What’s different about Moses’ delivery of words in Devarim from his addresses in the other books of Torah?
Answer: He uses more textual hints rather than direct hits, such as “Tophel and Lavan” rather than explicitly point out their quarrelings, slanders, and complaints (tophel) about manna (lavan, white). He’s subtler with the second generation, which has the ability to read deeper meanings in his words. The previous generation was the “2 x 4 Generation.” In his lesson on Devarim, a rabbi said even if you hit them upside the head with a 2 x 4, they’d argue, rebel, shift blame, and complain.
Question: What’s different about the generation receiving the Devarim?
Answer: They received Moses’ teaching words of rebuke silently, without pointing out the obvious. These were the mistakes of the previous generation, the 2 x 4s.
Let’s learn from the rebukes of this week’s Torah Portion.
Mark Call – Parsha “Debarim” teaching from Shabbat Shalom Mesa
The study this week moves into the final Book in the Torah, Debarim. Join Mark Call of Shabbat Shalom Mesa fellowship for an introduction to "the Words" (Ha Debarim, Deuteronomy/Debarim 1:1-3:22) that Moshe spoke to ALL of the sons of Israel during the final month of...
Now Is The Time w/Rabbi Steve Berkson | Understanding the Ruach/Spirit | Part 4
Understanding the Ruach/Spirit - Part 4 deals mainly with the question, “What is the Holy Spirit”, in Hebrew, Ruach haKodesh or ‘The Spirit of Elohim'. This lesson deals mainly with the idea of the doctrine of the Trinity; that the Holy Spirit, or Ghost as the...
DR HOLLISA ALEWINE – MATTOT & MASEI (The Avengers of Blood)
The Torah portions Mattot/Masei hold two commandments that at first glance, are unrelated. At second glance, they both instruct Israel about blood revenge. In the case of the Midianites who seduced Israel to idolatry and sexual immorality, “Moses spoke to the people, saying, ‘Arm men from among you for the war, that they may go against Midian to execute the Lord’s vengeance on Midian.'” (Nu 31:3)
Torah Teachers’ Round Table – Tanakh Edition – Jeremiah chapter 15
The teachers continue the study of YermeYahu/Jeremiah chapter 15. And it is here that the prophet references the "Greater Exodus," still to come.
Now Is The Time w/Rabbi Steve Berkson | Understanding the Ruach/Spirit | Part 3
Rabbi Steve Berkson continues where we left off in part two on the subject of The Spirit of haSatan vs The Spirit of Elohim as we move into part three. Rabbi Berkson begins in 1 John 5:18-19 where we learn about guarding ourselves and not allowing the “wicked one” to...
DR HOLLISA ALEWINE – PINCHAS (The Backward Curses)
Deriving the curse from the blessing in Bilaam’s prophecy.
Torah Teachers’ Round Table – Tanakh Edition – Jeremiah chapter 15 con’t.
The teachers take a continued look at the Book of Jeremiah/YermeYahu, to finish chapter 15, and then into chapter 16, where the prophet "expresses his concern" about the things he must tell a rebellious people, and we see indications of an exile still in progress, but...
Now Is The Time w/Rabbi Steve Berkson | Understanding the Ruach/Spirit | Part 2
What do you understand about the “Holy Spirit” or “Ruach haKodesh”? Is your understanding congruent with what the Bible reveals? Is this Spirit a separate ‘entity’, coequal and co-existent with the Creator and the Son? In part 2 of this series, Rabbi Steve Berkson...
DR HOLLISA ALEWINE – BALAK (Here Comes The Bribe)
In this program Dr. Hollisa Alewine teaches about the two “B’s” of Magic and how the occult works as we uncover who Bilaam and Balak were in this week’s Torah Portion.
Jewish sages believe that BOTH Balak and Bilaam were sorcerers. Balak was the greatest magician in Moav. He was called Balak ben Tzippor, they believe, because he was proficient at an ancient magic in which the forces of tum’a (from tamei, impurity) could be manipulated by crafting the image of a bird (tzippor) from gold (head), silver (beak), and copper (wings), etc. and then assembling each part at a specified time of day.
Mark Call – Parsha “Balak” teaching from Shabbat Shalom Mesa
Join Mark Call for a two-part look at parsha "Balak," (Numbers 22:2-25:9) and a story that ranges from the whimsical (you probably know what that means) to parallels and warnings that must not be ignored. But they will be. First, the Erev Shabbat overview: The Sabbath...
Torah Teachers’ Round Table – Tanakh Edition – Jeremiah chapter 14 into 15
As the As the Torah teachers continue the study of the Book of the prophet Yermeyahu (Jeremiah) this week they complete chapter 14 and continue into chapter 15. The warnings definitely sound familiar...
